Simple Definition of body count
: the number of people killed in a war, disaster, etc.
Full Definition of body count
1 : a count of the bodies of killed enemy soldiers
2 : the number of persons involved in a particular activity
Examples of body count in a sentence
The rising body count fueled opposition to the war.
First Known Use of body count
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